Tom Scott: England — Season 1, Episode 4: These People Walk Towards Mining Disasters
20 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
In Nottinghamshire, I join the team at MRS Training and Rescue -- the former Mines Rescue Service -- for an exercise that could have been so much worse.
About Tom Scott: England
Tom Scott takes a road trip to every county of England, travelling by car, train, boat, plane, tram, monorail and hovercraft, visiting hidden infrastructure, ancient traditions, and more bells than you might expect.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1I Helped Break a 142-Year-Old Bell, and That’s Okay
- E2They Can Fly 200 Miles With No Fuel. Here’s How.
- E3I Missed the Evidence. Can You Spot It?
- E5These mannequins can bleed.
- E6I finally got to drive Yorkshire’s tiny boats
- E7If you found candy with my name in it, here's why
- E8Oh no, I sympathized with a Victorian arms dealer
- E9The mist that keeps the Tyne Tunnels safe
- E10This man stops people drowning in quicksand
- E11Pulling the lever is the easy part.
- E12Can a 70-year-old telescope still be useful?
- E13Episode 13